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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 7780281, member: 102103&quot;]#26:&nbsp; Papal States, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76329.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76329.html" rel="nofollow">Clement VIII, 1600, Quattrino?</a></p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Papal arms with crossed keys</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Holy Door</p><p>Only a partial ID on this one so far.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen enough of these Jubliee Year/Holy Door types to recognize it as a likely Papal States issue.</p><p>On the obverse, from 2:00 to 6:00 it says &quot;CLEM&nbsp; VIII&quot;, so it must be from Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605).&nbsp; Of those dates, only 1600 would be a Jubilee Year.</p><p>I think I can make out the &quot;M and DC&quot; inside the door on the reverse. </p><p>It&#039;s about 21 mm (irregular) and 2.17 g.</p><p>My Krause catalog stops at 1601, which is one year too late.&nbsp; On Numista, the <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76329.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76329.html" rel="nofollow">quattrino</a> looks very similar, but with a weight listed at 4.92 g.&nbsp; Oddly, the <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16966.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16966.html" rel="nofollow">Bologna issue from 1604</a> is listed at 2.63 g, which is a lot closer to mine.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know which of the Papal States issues might have been lighter.&nbsp; Or if it might be a billon coin and thus smaller than a pure copper one.&nbsp; Was there ever a half quattrino coin?</p><p>Any advice on this one would be much appreciated!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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